# saven
## Danish
### Noun

saven c
* definite singular of sav

## Finnish
### Noun

saven
* genitive singular of savi

### Anagrams

* vasen, vesan

## German
### Etymology

English save + German -en

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛɪ̯vn̩]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sa‧ven

### Verb

saven (weak, third-person singular present savt or (proscribed) savet, past tense savte or (proscribed) savete, past participle gesavt or (proscribed) gesavet or (proscribed) gesaved, auxiliary haben)
* (colloquial) to save

#### Usage notes

* Some (e.g. Duden, Wahrig) prescribe the PPP. gesavt and proscribe gesavet and gesaved.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Proscribed. $^2$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
$^1$Proscribed.

#### Derived terms

* Saven, Saver, Saverei
* savend, gesavt

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French salver, sauver, from Latin salvō, salvāre; equivalent to sauf (“safe”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* saave, salve, save, savi, savun, savye, savyn
* (early) salvin, sauven, sauvin, sawvin
* (Northern) safe, saffe, sauve, sayve
* (Kent) sovy

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsaːvən/, /ˈsau̯vən/

#### Verb

saven (third-person singular simple present saveth, present participle savynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle saved)
* (transitive, intransitive) To save (prevent from harm or difficulty):
** To rescue from danger or death, or effort.
** To protect from danger; to safeguard.
** (religion) To deliver from eternal torment.
* (transitive, intransitive) To preserve or store:
** To preserve or maintain; to keep intact.
*** c. 1335-1361, William of Palerne (MS. King's College 13), folio 34, recto, lines 2028-2029; republished as W. W. Skeat, editor, The Romance of William of Palerne‎, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1867, →OCLC, page 70:foꝛ ſoþe ſire quaþ aliſaundrine ⁊ · to ſaue ȝour mensk / i wol ȝou telle tiȝtly · what turn ſche as wꝛouȝt […]"Truthfully, sir" said Alexandrine, "to save your honour, I'll tell you all about the thing she's done […]
** To securely keep or lock away (goods or a person)
** To save (store away or conserve).
* To adhere to a regulation, agreement or dictate.
* To heal or better; to improve health, emotions, or morals.
* (rare) To recover or get back; to have restored.
* (rare) To store or accumulate; to be filled with.

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) saven, save | (to) saven, save |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | save | saved |
| 2nd-person singular | savest | savedest |
| 3rd-person singular | saveth | saved |
| subjunctive singular | save | saved |
| imperative singular | save | — |
| plural$^1$ | saven, save | saveden, savede |
| imperative plural | saveth, save | — |
| participles | savynge, savende | saved, ysaved |
$^1$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Descendants

* English: save
* Geordie English: syev
* Scots: safe, sauf

#### References

* “sāven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

saven
* Alternative form of savyne

## Swedish
### Noun

saven
* definite singular of sav

### Anagrams

* vasen